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AUGUST MARCHAND, 0F LYQNS, MICHIGAN,

IMPRQJEMENT IN TABLE-LEAF SUPPORTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No, 337,087, dated lMarch25, 1875i.

To all whom it may concern.:

Beit known that 1, AUG-usr MARCHAND, of Lyons, in the county of Ioniaand State ot' Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement inTable-Leaf Supports 5 and I do declare that the following is a true andaconrate description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing a-nd to the letters or" reference marked thereon and being apart of this specification, in which- Figure l represents a partialperspective view of my invention taken from below, and Fig. 2 a partialperspective view taken from one side. y

The nature of this invention relates to an improvement in a spring-Hy,for the purpose of holding up the fall-leaf, so arranged as to make aneasy and convenient method of rais ing and lowering` a table-leaf, thatwill be cheap, strong, and durable, and, when the leai" is dropped, beentirely out of the way. The invention consists in the novel spring-ilyfor holding the fall-leaf, as more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawing, E is a ily or brace, made in the formshown, which is secured to the under side of the leaf by means ot ascrew passing-through the brace into the plate F, which is there securedto the leaf'. A spring, G, is interposed between the brace and plate, soarranged that when the leaf is raised it will cause the brace topartially rotate on its screw pivot and project under the leaf tosustain the same. It will be seen that the lower and inner end of thebrace will then rest against the rail H ot1 the table. The upper end iscut awa-y, as shown, and is tted with a metallic stop, I, which,when thebrace is extended at right angles with the rail H., rests against thescrew-head J in said rail. Varying the position of this screw-head, asoccasion may require, will regulate the plane of the leaf. l

llhis hook-stop I relieves the butts or hinges from the weight of theleaf when extended.

liat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The iiy or brace E, plate F, spring G, and hook-stop I, in combinationwith the screw-V head J, table-rail II, and fall-leaf, when the partsarespecilically constructed and arranged to operate as and for the purposesset forth.

AUGUST MARCHAND XVitnesses:

A. K. Roon, W. D. PENNINGTON.

